Ngora Freda Carr Hospital, serving 150,000 people in Teso, Uganda

Ngora Freda Carr Hospital is located in Ngora District in Teso, NE Uganda.
The mission of this a rural private ‘Not for Profit’ Hospital is:
“To provide basic and affordable quality health care services to the poor population and proclamation of the Word of God.”
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The hospital faces a struggle every day to serve its community; dilapidated buildings, inadequate equipment and lack of funding for staff and drugs makes the achievements of the hospital in providing the care it does nothing short of miraculous. The building in the photograph accommodates five nurses and their families, at least 30 people in total. The roof leaks and it has no water supply. Much of the hospital infrastructure is similarly in need of repair and replacement
A medical team from Nottingham...

There are many ways of supporting Ngora Freda Carr Hospital. All support is given via the Teso Development Trust so their expert advice and local knowledge can benefit the hospital and, where appropriate,...

A history of the hospital was written in 1972 by the then Medical Superintendent Dr John Maitland on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the hospital.
A pdf of this leaflet can be downloaded here...

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Recently Nottingham University Department of Nutrition have started to work as part of the team. They are currently starting to look at their approach to moving forward, analysing data in the public domain....

Subsequent to the visit of July 2010, an experience midwife and Junior Doctor from Nottingham visited the hospital to work with the Ngora Team. The purpose of the visit was to build more working relationships...